Ambulance Safety
This directory offers a curated selection of articles on Ambulance Safety, focusing on best practices for EMS professionals. Topics include safe driving techniques, equipment securing, and protocols to minimize risks during transport. Prioritizing Ambulance Safety is essential for protecting both patients and EMS personnel. Additionally, explore our resources on emergency vehicle operations, which are closely related to maintaining safety standards in the field. Use this directory to stay informed and ensure that your ambulance operations adhere to the highest safety standards.
A future EMT’s submission to the NPR student podcast challenge seeks to educate the public about lights and siren use
The NBC docuseries follows units in Los Angeles County, highlighting the positivity of the profession but also a problematic safety issue
We can apply the 5 Es of CRR to distracted driving to better protect our first responders operating on roadways
EMT Delilah Wells, who was in the back of the rig, the patient who was being transported, and two people in the other vehicle were injured
EMS improvement and research scientists join the podcast to discuss red lights and sirens project
No one was hurt in the incident, and the ambulance was found afterward
Firefighters freed the woman from underneath the vehicle and transported her to University of Cincinnati Medical Center
Putnam County EMS said that all injuries appear to be non-life-threatening and the ambulance crew was not transporting a patient at the time
One patient was transported to NYC Brooklyn, and another person refused medical assistance
The Poughkeepsie crew was utilizing the ambulance’s lights and siren when the incident occurred; the force of the impact caused the rig to crash into a streetlight and a fence
Police are looking for the person who got into the parked rig as providers were responding to a call
Listen as risk management expert Gordon Graham describes the dangers of not using a seat belt and all first responders’ responsibility to arrive safely
Board President Michael Redlener said that the best practices that come from the project will help every agency more safely respond to 911 calls
Lloyd Claycomb and the driver of the car that hit the rig were seriously injured; an EMS provider and a vehicle passenger had non-life-threatening injuries
The Boro Park Hatzalah crew was responding to a call at the time of the crash
Bushkill Emergency Medical Services employees said they left the ambulance parked when they took a patient into Lehigh Valley Hospital-Pocono
The crew was transporting a patient when the ambulance hit a utility pole in Chapel Hill
The Baton Rouge Police Department is investigating the fatal incident
EMT Richard McMahon praised his partner’s response and said he expects to undergo “a lot of physical therapy but also emotional therapy”
Kevin Tirrel McCorvey is accused of having drugs, alcohol in his system and failing to properly secure the patient
Charges are pending against the suspect, who reportedly shot the 25-year-old EMT in the ambulance
The three Wyoming Medical Center staff members and two flight crew members were not seriously injured, and the patient was admitted to the hospital
A Stevens County Fire District 7 ambulance was rammed on the road, and District 2 reported the theft of a truck and equipment
Wilmington Fire and Rescue warned the public to “slow down and proceed with caution around emergency vehicles responding with their lights on”
The crew had been transporting a patient in Waukegan and rendered aid while other EMS providers were en route
A tractor-trailer hit the Brewster Fire Department ambulance, pushing it into a guardrail and median
Police found the stolen Mescalero Apache Tribe rig less than a mile away from a medical center, and they later found Dustin Poolaw
Brooke Burton and Bryan Wilson join the podcast to discuss the NEMSQA Quality Improvement Initiative
An Interview with Jay Fitch, PhD, about Pinnacle 2022 and beyond
All five people involved were injured, but the first responders treated the other vehicle’s occupants
Before calling EMS, Greer police found the man under a house
The Superior Ambulance crewmembers were not hurt
The Amherst Fire Fighters Local 1764 is advocating for improvements in staffing and equipment after an older, backup rig was used to transport patients
